2019 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Emily Howarth
- Position:
- B
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bridgewater, N.J.
- High School:
- Bridgewater-Raritan HS
- Prev School:
- New Hampshire / Raritan Valley CC
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athlete Honor Society
2019: Starter at back in all 18 games .. had first career assist in win over No. 24 Maine (Aug. 30)
2018: Saw action in 14 games ... named 2018 Academic All-Big Ten ... made season debut in win over No. 18 St. Joe's (Sept. 2) ... scored first career goal in second half against No. 7 Penn State (Sept. 28) ... had defensive save in 2-1 win at No. 15 Northwestern (Oct. 12)
2017: Played in all 18 games, making 16 starts at back ... made Rutgers debut in win over Kent State (Aug. 25) ... made first start at back in win over Towson (Aug. 26) ... had defensive save in 1-0 win at Penn (Sept. 1) ... made defensive save in win over Indiana (Sept. 22) ... had defensive save at No. 4 Michigan (Oct. 6) ... had defensive saves in consecutive games, win at Michigan State (Oct. 13) and against No. 25 Ohio State (Oct. 15)
Prior to Rutgers: Spent 2016 at Raritan Valley Community College ... played 2015 season at New Hampshire, starting all 19 games on defense ... graduated Bridgewater-Raritan HS in 2015, scoring 54 goals and adding 57 assists in her career ... named Skyland Conference Female Scholar - Athlete of the Year, Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference ... earned Harrow Sports/ National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American and All-Regional Team recognition ... named First Team NJ All-State and First Team Group IV ...also named to North Jersey Field Hockey Association First Team ... MSG Varsity All-New Jersey First Team and All-Metro Second Team ... has three older siblings, Catherine, Alex and Patrick ... parents are Alison and David
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Goals: 1 vs. No. 7 Penn St. - Sep 28, 2018
Assists: 1 vs. No. 24 Maine - Aug. 30, 2019
Defensive Saves: 1 (6x), last at No. 15 Northwestern, Oct. 12, 2018
Know Your Knights
| Nickname: | Emmy |
| One word to describe your Coach: | Personable |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Nikki Santore |
| Best player ever competed against: | Nikki Santore |
| Major: | Psychology |
| I chose my major because: | I eventually want to pursue a career within this field and help others. |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: | Dunkin in Livingston |
| The person I most admire is and why: | Nikki Santore because when faced with a difficult injury she chose to stay by the team and continue to be apart of it with us. |
| If I wasn’t playing field hockey, I’d be: | A yogi |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Jason Tatum |
| Favorite professional sports team: | Celtics |
| One word to describe myself on the field/court: | Vocal |
| One word to describe myself off the field/court: | Energetic |
| Few people know that I: | Am gluten free |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | Patrick Howarth |
| I started playing my sport because…: | My friends were playing it. |
| I chose Rutgers because…: | Of the culture and the family feeling that comes with being apart of this team. |
| Favorite cereal: | Honey Nut Cheerios |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | Grease |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: | Steve Carell |
| Favorite musician/group: | Thomas Rhett |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | Marry me |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Eating hint of lime chips |
| Famous people I have met include: | Ajai, men’s national team captain |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: | Dunkin |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | Woofy |
| Pets I had growing up were: | Bunny’s and dogs |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | 70s girl |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Interlaken, Switzerland |
| The website I visit most often is: | Netflix |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: | “”You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” -Wayne Gretzky” - Micheal Scott |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: | Life without gluten |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | Army green |
| My spirit animal is: | Sea turtle |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | Sky dive |
| Phone app you cannot live without: | Gluten free app |
| What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? | Thank you so much for all you have done for us! |
| How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? | They have provided our team with endless resources that have allowed us to become the team we have become. |
